"Dear Everyone,
In beginning this letter I don't know where to begin. I Guess since it is the fourth of July God Bless Jamaica Woops I mean America.
Heavenly Father really must love us, There are so many awesome things that happened this week. Let's start
with Wednesday and see if we can move forward from there.
Wednesdays are district meetings, District meeting is when we as missionaries get to learn how to be better missionaries. Ours or pretty interesting though because well, for one I am the one that is to teach it (Ya I am not very good at teaching), and two, it is normally just Elder Trumpet, Elder and Sister Sorensen and I. As Tuesday morning rolled around I found out that President Hendricks was going to be attending. I was way scared I was thinking what am I supposed to teach President Hendricks this guy is the mission president. So as I was thinking pondering and looking through all the options, It just kind of fell on me, talk about Loving your mission today. So I prayed and asked if it was right, and I got the confirmation so I moved forward with it. Wednesday came it was 10:00 and we were getting started. We went through talking about why we loved our missions and great experiences we have had and how someone has shown us love. I reflected back to the time when Elder Randle had shown me love by leaving little notes around the apartment. The spirit was there with us as we proceeded with our meeting, and nearly everyone had broken down in tears sharing their experiences of love. When the end came we sang, because I have been given much. I couldn't sing through as the spirit told me, I have been sheltered fed by thy good care. I ELDER CONDER HAVING been born of goodly Parents. I love my mom and dad so much I have been blessed with the best parents in the world.
After District Meeting President Hendricks interviewed me and gave me a challenge to start having a connection with Heavenly father when I pray at night. Taking that challenge I have been rewarded. I Struggled for a bit, but Friday night I found my self surrounded by the spirit. I can promise as you strive for this you will find very similar results.
Saturday service project, Food For the Poor and The Church came together and had a very awesome service project Saturday. They handed out wheelchairs called rough riders and trained people to fit others for wheelchairs. They plan to give out 500 by years end. Elder Trumpet and I have the opportunity to help By transporting people in and out of there cars and into there chairs. One of the first people there in the morning was a young boy named Brandon. As he came in you could just feel the excitement and love. He rolled out of the Church in his new wheel chair, with a Giant smile Saying THANK YOU THANK YOU BYE BYE. I love Brandon he is a great example to me. There was another girl there regretfully I cant remember her name, but we had a great time. Her and I raced around her in here new wheelchair. It was so Awesome!
Fast and testimony meeting, Wow wow wow, Mervin Mckenzie the father of the family we just baptized went up and bore his testimony. He told his conversion story. I am going to attempt to write what I remember of it. He stood up tall at the pulpit and said, I used to go to he seventh day Adventist church as a child then my grandma died and I was all alone and I stopped going to church. I came home from work one day and my stepson Duane had the missionaries over. I snuck behind the house and got on the roof. As I was sitting there something just kept telling me to go down there. So I went down. I was thinking what are these two doing here? They are telling me I need to get baptized and married. So I said if Nicky is ready then I am ready. They set a Date for the wedding. ON fathers day (he started to cry here) I Has the coolest experience of my life. I baptized my son. In the name of Jesus Christ amen.
I was so unbelievably happy. I love my mission. I love all OF you that have helped make this possible.
Love,
Elder Conder"
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